Sup Doc: A Documentary Podcast

This episode is sponsored by Hoppin Hot Sauce ! On today's episode, George talks Los Angeles and food adventures with comedian and foodie Karl Hess. George eulogizes Genova Deli and berates Bakesale Betty, and Karl evangelizes LA. Check out Karl's food podcast, Yelling About Pâté . Jonathan Gold is an American food critic who currently writes for the Los Angeles Times and has previously written fo...

At the peak of his career in the late ‘80s, Sam Kinison was selling out Madison Square Garden and appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone. Kinison was raised to become an evangelical preacher, wasn’t any good at it, and turned to comedy to find his voice. With a legendary appetite for drugs and women, His rise to fame has become legend and a cautionary tale for up and coming comedians. On today’s...

Our guest is comedian Krista Fatka . Krista's choice of doc was Vikram Gandhi ’s 2012 KUMARE . Gandhi, a lapsed Hindu, conducts an experiment posing as a guru named Kumare. Kūmāré/Gandhi attracts a number of followers in Arizona and is surprised to find they are getting genuine benefits from his deception. The question is when and how he’ll reveal the truth behind Kumare . We discuss a lot in this...

Host  Paco Romane  sits down with comedian/writer  Molly Sanchez  to talk, dissect and deconstruct the doc Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond. Paco and Molly also get into comedy, movies, writing and much more! Using 100 hours of footage from the set of " Man on the Moon ," filmmaker Chris Smith documents Jim Carrey's transformation into legendary performance artist and comedian...

Episode 77! Hosts Paco Romane and George Chen recap some highlights of the show in 2017. We have a lot of documentaries, guests, theme months, and live shows to discuss! Ah memories! (We recorded this before the recent Morgan Spurlock news. ) Dirty John My Favorite Murder Mayhem True Crime month Rocktober Music month SNL Rap History sketch Dana Gould on Some Kind of Monster Wayne Federman on...

A podcast about a documentary about radio? Only on this show! George spoke with the director of Sex and Broadcasting , Tim K Smith in Los Angeles. Sex and Broadcasting is a 2014 documentary about New Jersey’s longstanding freeform radio station WFMU, and its struggles to stay afloat. Along the way we encounter Tom Scharpling’s Best Show , The Minutemen, Jack Kevorkian, Irwin Chusid , the recession...

Solomon Georgio joins the show to talk about 20 Feet From Stardom , the Academy Award Winning 2013 documentary about the lives of backup singers. We also talk about Seattle, living in fear of Phil Spector, favorite karaoke spots, Fresno, and open mic weirdos. Solomon Georgio flawlessly intertwines biting social commentary with stories of his life as an openly gay African immigrant. Solomon had his...

To know  Nick Stargu  (or DJ Real ) is to love him! Nick is a friend of the show (he appeared in character on our LIVE Sketchfest episode 2 years ago) and is a very talented comedian and musician. Nick brought to us  We Jam Econo  the revealing doc that looks back at the history of the influential 1980s punk band the Minutemen. We also get into  music , tech , Nick's forma...

ROCKTOBER winds to an end with a huge guest and doc combo! Paco and George sat down with the brilliant writer and comedian Dana Gould . They talked about the 2004 Metallica doc Some Kind of Monster which Dana rightfully described as "the best documentary ever made about marriage". They also get into a discussion about therapy,  his favorite jokes from  The Simpsons , JFK,divorce , stage...

ROCKTOBER continues! George Chen sat down with musician Ed Balloon to discuss the documentary series Hip-Hop Evolution (2016) . They discuss Russell Simmons' socks, living in Nigeria, The Get Down , Wild Style , Boston's music scene, and much more. Ed's latest EP  Flourish  just came out on Deathbomb Arc. While Ed Balloon has never shied away from soul bearing with his streamlined a...

ROCKTOBER continues with TONY CONRAD: COMPLETELY IN THE PRESENT . George visits director Tyler Hubby at his Echo Park home. Tyler spent over twenty years following Tony Conrad and decided to put it all into one documentary encompassing Conrad's life and art, as if there were a distinction between the two. We also talk about punk rock and mental illness, Tony Labat , getting multiple angles for bee...

ROCKTOBER all month long we cover music documentaries here at Sup Doc. George and Paco visit with actress/improviser/musician Tawny Newsome to discuss her experience cosplaying STOP MAKING SENSE-era Talking Heads for Documentary Now and in a cover band. We talk about Second City, her projects with Jon Langford (Mekons, Skull Orchard), the WOOZ of Vacaville , and recording with the legendary Muscle...

George talked to Tyler Hubby about the work he did with Jeff Feuerzeig on The Devil and Daniel Johnston , which coincides with our Episode 69 with Kip Uhlhorn and Daniel's current tour (where his backing band changes from city to city and includes Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and Doug Martsch of Built To Spill). Listen to this in addition to Episode 69 for some rounded out information. Since we recorded th...

Sup Doc kicks off the jams w ROCKTOBER a month long line-up of music docs and great guests. We hit the stage with The Devil and Daniel Johnston with our guest, musician Kip Uhlhorn! The Devil and Daniel Johnston is a 2005 documentary film about the noted American musician Daniel Johnston . It chronicles Johnston's life from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his experiences with bipo...

Paco and George discuss all the important stuff in life plus our ROCKTOBER MONTH of shows! We have many great episodes planned on music documentaries all month long, and we kick Rocktober off with The Devil and Daniel Johnston.  Next Week's guests are  Kip Ulhorn  and the film's editor Tyler Hubby . We also get into The Who, other docs we're watching and even some biopics like Snowd...

We're joined this week by comedian and podcaster David Huntsberger, who just got back from doing a show in Edinburgh. David wanted to talk about Man Vs Snake, the inspirational and outrageous true story of one man's quest for the highest video game score ever. Man vs Snake: The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler  is a 2016 documentary film directed by Andrew Seklir and Tim Kinzy. David Huntsber...

September 18th we drop episode 68 of Sup Doc! Hosts Paco Romane and George Chen chat with comedian David Huntsberger  (Prof Blastoff, Reactor) and we explore the world of competitive gaming with the documenatary  MAN VS SNAKE - The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler  currently on Netflix...So grab some dip, open those Cheetos and pour yourself a cup of Mountain Dew cause we're ge...

In celebration of Werner Herzog's 75th birthday Paco and George welcome (long time friend) the very talented writer/comedian  Bucky Sinister to Sup Doc. Bucky was very excited to talk about one of his favorite docs My Best Fiend.  My Best Fiend ( German : Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski , literally My Dearest Foe - Klaus Kinski ) is a 1999 German documentary film written and directed...

Next week's show Monday Sept 4th (Labor Day) we celebrate Werner Herzog's birthday with Bucky Sinister! The comedian/poet/novelist drops by to discuss his favorite documentary, 1999's MY BEST FIEND about Herzog's tumultuous working relationship with German actor/madman Klaus Kinski. We also discuss the protests, West Wing Weekly live show at the Castro, The Defiant Ones, Citizenfour, I Called Him...

George and Paco visit Baron Vaughn in Los Angeles to talk about his new documentary Fatherless (2017, Dawn Porter). We learn about Baron's upbringing, his relationship with his mom, therapy, Boston comedy, being on Marc Maron's show, his ideas about masculinity, and the statistical baggage attached to being African-American and fatherless. The documentary includes appearances from Rain Pryor, Open...

Next Week August 21st on Sup Doc: Paco & George talk to comedian/actor Baron Vaughn (Grace and Frankie, Mystery Science Theater 3000, New Negroes) about his documentary Fatherless (2017, Dawn Porter). Baron is entering his 30s, in a serious relationship, and has lingering questions about the father he never knew. Raised by a single mother in New Mexico, the successful entertainer had to cobble...

George and Paco talk American politics with comedian Allen Strickland Williams. The strategies and rhetoric around campaigns, public debate, comedy in divided America, and the failures of the Left (ahem, Jon Ossoff) all come up in this discussion of Best Of Enemies . 'Best of Enemies' is a documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intel...

Paco and George go over upcoming episodes with Allen Strickland Williams ( Best Of Enemies: Buckley Vs. Vidal 2015) and Baron Vaughn 's documentary Fatherless . Other topics discussed: Knoxville scene report, FYF / Sleep - Dopesmoker , middle aged idiocy, favorite podcasts / Whatever Happened To Pizza At McDonald's? , What The Health , The Secret , Last Chance U , Handmaids Tale, American Anarchis...

On episode 64 of Sup Doc hosts Paco Romane and George Chen sit down with the very talented comedian/musician Howard Kremer. They talk about the 2013 documentary Muscle Shoals celebrating Rick Hall, the founder of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The signature "Muscle Shoals sound" developed in songs such as "I'll Take You There", "Brown Sugar", and "When a Man Loves a Woman." Howard an...

Next Monday July 24th the King of Summah Howard Kremer joins us to talk MUSCLE SHOALS (2013, dir Greg Camalier) Hosts Paco and George discuss the forthcoming Jawbreaker documentary Don't Break Down , The Keepers on Netflix, The Defiant Ones , Ken Nordine , Master of None, and the Vivian Maier estate . You can also get George's new comedy ep Word Origami when you contribute $5 to our Patreon page!&...